Get Healthy with Me – Lentil Salad

October 28, 2015

Get Healthy With Me

As promised, today I am sharing another ‘get healthy with me‘ – recipe with you guys. Red lentils are definitely a staple in my kitchen pantry. Whenever my fridge is empty and I don’t feel like going out for groceries, I go for lentils. Super quick, super easy and the best about it, super versatile. Lentil soup, lentil curry, lentil salad, lentil stew, I think you get the point. So, here’s how you do it:

Ingredients:

(two main course portions or 4 when served as a side dish)

1 cup of red lentils1 big, red onion

vegetable broth

2 tomatoes

olive oil & balsamic vinegar to taste

handful of basil leaves

handful of parsley

Chop the onion into smaller cubes and fry in some olive oil. While the onion deglazes in the pot, add the lentils and give it a good stir. Then, add boiling water and the vegetable broth, let simmer for 6 to 7 minutes. It’s really important that you don’t overcook the lentils, as you want them to be “al dente” as opposed to when you prepare an indian daal, where they are overcooked to the extent that they’re almost mashed up. When the lentils are done, let them cool down and remove the excess water from the pot. While the lentils cool down, chop your tomatoes into cubes. Later, add the tomatoes, olive oil and balsamic vinegar to the lentils. As a last step, garnish with some basil and parsley. Add salt and pepper for taste and enjoy!